Ray Charles

A buoyant winter season ahead includes: "Shadowgraph: Octets by Franz Schubert and George Lewis": The innovative thinkers at the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) perform major works by masters from two centuries and genres. The repertoire will feature Schubert's Octet and Lewis' "Shadowgraph 5" and "Artificial Life 2007." Like Schubert, Lewis can work on an epic scale, albeit in a realm that embraces jazz and related idioms. 3 p.m. Sunday at the Chicago Cultural Center's Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E. Washington St.; free; 312-744-6630 or iceorg.org Pharez Whitted: The larger-than-life Chicago trumpeter celebrates the release of his...

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A buoyant winter season ahead includes:
"Shadowgraph: Octets by Franz Schubert and George Lewis": The innovative thinkers at the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) perform major works by masters from two centuries and genres. The...

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